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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练4AWill Nanfang University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen announce a new beginning for Chinas higher education reform? Its too early to answer.But its presence is challenging the Ministry of Education.Even without the approval of the ministry it seems that the school is dete
2、rmined to move forward and enroll 50 students, so-called child prodigies(奇才), to begin classes on March l, 2011.On graduating in 2015, these students will receive a diploma unauthorized by the Ministry of Education-unlike the students of their age from the state-run universities.The school is commit
3、ted to modeling itself on Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, but if the government will not approve the school, the situation could cause a lot of trouble for those 50 students if they want to do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions.Other schools could turn their appli
4、cations down for their unauthorized diplomas.The difficulties, however, have not frightened students and their parents away.On Dec.18, 2010 more than 1,000 students and their parents visited Nanfang University of Science and Technology for interviews.Private investment marks the school out from othe
5、r higher learning institutions in the nation.Not a penny comes from the government. So the government will have no voice in how the school will be run.The Ministry of Education has published a comprehensive plan for education reform and development between 2011 and 2020.The goal is to make Chinas hi
6、gher education internationally competitive.To accomplish this goal, the government should have the courage to let the educators who have big ideas try them out.The ministry should have applauded the independence the school in Shenzhen has shown and encouraged more to do likewise.Education reform in
7、China has reached a new and crucial stage.Nanfang University of Science and Technology has a long way to go to prove itself competitive rather than a diploma mill.41Over 1,000 students and parents visited the school because .Athey believe that the school will have a bright futureBthey believe the go
8、vernment is sure to approve the schoolCthe school models itself on Hong Kong University successfullyDthey will never do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions42The trouble the students in the school may have is that .Athe government will have no voice in the schoolBthey wont receive
9、any diploma when graduating from the schoolCother schools are unlikely to accept their diploma from the schoolDthey will not learn how to be competitive43What does the author think of Nanfang University of Science and Technology?AIt is another kind of diploma mill.BIts impossible for the school to b
10、e competitive.CIt will never get the approval from the Ministry of Education.DIts independence from the government may benefit the education reform.44What is the best title of the passage?AUniversity of New Style. BChinas Education Reform.CModeling Hong Kong University. DAuthorized or Not?BIt was a
11、hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one.I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and eve
12、rything else I would need for the day. I ran into my parents room to find Dad. When I saw him on the phone, he was crying. Id never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could have happened?Max, Im so sorry, I heard him say. Thats when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.Max has bee
13、n my dads best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was going on; she knew that shehad problems and was different from other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body.
14、Yet although she couldnt live a normal life ，she was still happy.When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew apart. She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest. When Suzie was ten she had to live ina hospital in Virginia. About eight months befor
15、e she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate. In a way, she lived through me. After we found out
16、 about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket(棺材).Her funeral was very different from any funeral Id ever been to. After they lowered her casket,
